HealthyWomen Statement on HHS  Replacement of All ACIP Members

HealthyWomen shares the concerns of leading medical associations and public health organizations about the recent decision by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to abruptly dismiss all 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the CDC on the use of vaccines in the U.S.The ACIP is a group of unpaid experts who provide recommendations on how to best apply research findings on vaccine use to the benefit of public health. The committee has served as a trusted national source of data-driven advice on the use of vaccines to prevent an